Terrell Owens has swaggered belatedly into the NFL's Hall of Fame but it has little room for his colossal ego

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Owens was inducted into the Pro Football Players’ Hall of Fame last weekendCredit:
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A five-word soundbite, shouted while staring down the camera which always seemed to find him, embodied the NFL career of Terrell Owens. “I love me some me.”

No position in sport arguably nourishes big egos more than that of wide receiver in American Football, and Owens - or T.O. as he is commonly known - possessed more swagger throughout his 14-year career than perhaps anyone in the history of the sport.

People loved and loathed the arrogance and exuberant touchdown celebrations, and those who loved him when he was hauling in touchdowns for their team soon grew to loathe him as his stints with each of his sides imploded. Skip Bayless, one of the United States’ more outspoken sporting voices...